Encountering Each Other with Essayist Garnette Cadogan (S2E5)
[MUSIC PLAYING] GARNETTE CADOGAN: Many times, what is happening, at the heart of racism, are people not merely denying other people's dignity and humanity, but denying their very own dignity and humanity. [MUSIC PLAYING] SARAH HANSEN: Today on Chalk Radio, an innovative approach to teaching about race and racism. GARNETTE CADOGAN: It means pulling back and asking some tough questions about our society, about ourselves, about what it takes to move forward, understanding each other, but also working to advance a much more just society and a much better way of understanding what it means to coexist. SARAH HANSEN: In this episode, an urban studies course examines our lives in public spaces and invites us to consider how our very personal experiences might also contain the experiences of others. In our conversation about his course 11.S947 "The Fire This Time-- Race and Racism in American Cities", visiting scholar and acclaimed essayist Garnette Cadogan shares hi...